Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

It takes a long time to grow young.

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed

I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Life's a journey, not a destination.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.

Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.

Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.